PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DEPARTMENT
SENIOR STAFF MEMBERS:
A.G HEAD PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DEPARTMENT: Mr Govindarasen NAYAGEN
ENGINEERING ASSISTANT: Mr Jean Pascal FLORENCE
CHIEF INSPECTOR OF WORKS: Mr Mohit MUNGREE
SENIOR INSPECTOR OF WORKS: Mr Jaikissoon JHURRY
The Department has a staff of 185 workers and its functions/services are as follows:
- Care and maintenance of all street lanterns
- Care and maintenance of all municipal gardens
- Repairs and maintenance of all municipal buildings which include:
- Main Administration Building, Theatre, Salle des Fêtes and Workshops;
- Alex Vellin Centre, Beau Bassin;
- Rose Hill Market;
- Beau Bassin market;
- New Arab Town
- Da Patten Fair;
- Place Cardinal Margeot;
- Place Raymond Chasle;
- All social halls and 9 pre-primary schools Kindergartens and nursery ;
- Sir Gaetan Duval Stadium and Synthetic Track
- Le Quorum Sports Complex Plaisance;
- All football grounds;
- All Sports Complexes;
- Boulodromes;
- Taxi Stands and public toilets;
- Repairs and maintenance of all urban roads except classified roads
- Tarring and reinstatement of lanes; – Resurfacing of roads;
- Construction of new drains;
- Repair, maintenance and cleaning of existing drains;
- Road marking and confection of street furniture (traffic signs, street name plates);
- Care and maintenance of all municipal gardens, green spaces and family corners;
- Fixing of new street lanterns and decorative lights;
- Repairs and maintenance of street lanterns;
- Repair and maintenance of all municipal vehicles
- Provision of facilities such as erection of podium, decoration and lighting for socio-cultural activities.
The following Committee has been appointed by the Council to look into main matters pertaining to the department.
- The Public Infrastructure Committee deliberates under delegated powers on matters regarding urban roads, drains, street lighting, municipal gardens/parks and buildings as listed above.
- Moreover being a Utility Department we have to attend and execute all infrastructural works (maintenance & repairs, etc…) pertaining to other departments.
Ongoing and Coming Projects:
- Construction of New Roads within the Township of Beau Bassin Rose Hill
- Construction of drains within the Township of Beau Bassin Rose Hill
- Upgrading works with new led lights at Jardin Cavalot
- Upgrading of municipal sports facilities at Maryse Justin Complex, Plaisance
- Upgrading of municipal sports facilities at Tennis CourtPlaisance, Rose Hill
- Upgrading of football ground at Camp Levieux (Avenue Cretin)
- Replacement of defective fencing at Camp Le Vieux football ground
- Implementation of measures for improving access for disabled persons
- Upgrading works at Camp Le Vieux Cremation Ground
- Extension at first floor of Roland Mootoo Building at Trèfles for setting up a multipurpose social hall
- Construction of a Mini-Library at Camp Levieux
- Waterproofing works at E.Du-vivier municipal centre, Plaisance
- Waterproofing works at Stanley Pre-Primary School
- Waterproofing works at Jacques Rougeot Pre-primary school, Trèfles
- Waterproofing works at Lois Levieux Pre-primary school, Camp Levieux
- Waterproofing works of Administrative Block, Town Hall Yard
- Replacement of defective fencing at Law kwan Football ground, Chebel
- Construction of a Petanque Pitch near Cyril Fanny Children Playground, Barkly, Beau Bassin
- Upgrading works at Chebel Cremation Ground
- Upgrading of Appasamy Garden, Beau Bassin
- Construction of Social Centre at Morc La Confiance, Albatross (Phase I), Beau Bassin
- Upgrading works of Marie Michèle Utile Municipal Centre, Beau Bassin
- Upgrading of cloakroom at Cyril Fanny football ground, Barkly
- Renovation of Bam Cuttayen Green space, Mont Roches
- Renovation of Jardin de l’Unité, Camp Le Vieux, Rose Hill
- Stabilisation of sloping land (landslide management)